Pacific Edge

Author : Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466861343

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Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson Pdf

The concluding book in Kim Stanley Robinson's critically-acclaimed Three Californias Trilogy, Pacific Edge. 2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, California, is an ecotopia in the making. Kevin Claiborne, a young builder who has grown up in this "green" world, now finds himself caught up in the struggle to preserve his community's idyllic way of life from the resurgent forces of greed and exploitation. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Denis Fred Simon
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1563241978

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The Emerging Technological Trajectory of the Pacific Rim by Denis Fred Simon Pdf

Analyzes the changes engendered in the global political economy by the rise of the Pacific Rim economies. Topics include technology and industrial development in the region, technology transfer patterns in Pacific Asia, an analytic framework for measuring technological development, and technology strategies in countries including Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Japan. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : José Ernesto Rangel Delgado,Antonina Ivanova Boncheva
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845646325

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The Crisis in Two Pacific Rim Economies by José Ernesto Rangel Delgado,Antonina Ivanova Boncheva Pdf

Attempts have been made to solve water resources engineering problems with the help of empirical, regression-based and numerical models. Empirical models are not universal, nor are the regression-based models. The numerical models are, on the other hand, physics-based but require substantial data measurement and parameter estimation. Hence, there is a need to employ models that are robust, user-friendly, practical and do not have the shortcomings of the existing methods. Artificial intelligence methods in this regard are the ones that meet this need. This book introduces the basics of artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms with illustrative examples. The applications of the artificial intelligence methods include, but not limited to, prediction of flood peaks, hydrographs, sedimentographs, seepage path, longitudinal dispersion coefficient in alluvial channels, mean and bankful discharge. The comparative analysis of the artificial intelligence methods against contemporary empirical, numerical, regression ones are also provided in the book.The target audiences for this book are graduate students, researchers, scientists and faculty members. However, the book can also be used as one of the core textbooks for undergraduate students.

Author : Sally M. Miller,A. J. H. Latham,Dennis Owen Flynn
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415148197

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Studies in the Economic History of the Pacific Rim by Sally M. Miller,A. J. H. Latham,Dennis Owen Flynn Pdf

Trade across the Pacific will become one of the dominant forces in the economy of the next century. This book covers its history over four centuries and subjects as diverse as trade with Hong Kong and British overseas banking.

Author : Michael P. Smith
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412830427

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Pacific Rim Cities in the World Economy by Michael P. Smith Pdf

Author : A. Jon Berrick,Bonaventure Loo,Hong-Yu Wang
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783110908961

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Geometry from the Pacific Rim by A. Jon Berrick,Bonaventure Loo,Hong-Yu Wang Pdf

The series is aimed specifically at publishing peer reviewed reviews and contributions presented at workshops and conferences. Each volume is associated with a particular conference, symposium or workshop. These events cover various topics within pure and applied mathematics and provide up-to-date coverage of new developments, methods and applications.

Author : Harold G. Coward
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791438457

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Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim by Harold G. Coward Pdf

An interdisciplinary exploration of the tension between traditional and modern approaches to the environment in Pacific Rim countries.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Foreign trade promotion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045648685

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U.S. Trade with Pacific Rim Countries by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade Pdf

Author : Mark Newell Brock,Larry Walters
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853591602

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Teaching Composition Around the Pacific Rim by Mark Newell Brock,Larry Walters Pdf

Considers both political and pedagogical issues related to the teaching of English composition to Asian/Pacific students. The possible consequences of imposing Western rhetoric are analyzed, and use of current approaches to the teaching of composition are examined in the context of the Pacific Rim.

Author : Karen Minden,Poh Kam Wong
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1563246198

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Developing Technology Managers in the Pacific Rim by Karen Minden,Poh Kam Wong Pdf

Examines regional trends and developments in the Pacific Rim in the field of human resource development of technology.

Author : FernD.S. Marquis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 3539 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319487649

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Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-8) by FernD.S. Marquis Pdf

PRICM-8 features the most prominent and largest-scale interactions in advanced materials and processing in the Pacific Rim region. The conference is unique in its intrinsic nature and architecture which crosses many traditional discipline and cultural boundaries. This is a comprehensive collection of papers from the 15 symposia presented at this event.

Author : Bridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1773271156

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Heart of the Coast by Bridge Pdf

How do you dig up a 13,000 year-old footprint? Why do kelp forests need sea otters? How do you measure a shrinking glacier from an airplane? What is a �zombie urchin�? Heart of the Coast brings these questions to life in a deep exploration of the beauty, mystery and biodiversity of the Pacific coast. Join Hakai Institute researchers in the field�archaeologists, oceanographers, marine biologists and beyond�as they journey from the ice fields of Klinaklini Glacier to the dazzling undersea reefs of a place called Crazy Town.British Columbia�s Central Coast is a rich landscape called �a biologist�s dream� and �the Amazon of the north.� Since launching its Calvert Island ecological observatory there in 2009, the Hakai Institute has become a renowned centre of science and exploration. Collaborations with the Smithsonian Institution, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and several First Nations on the BC coast��along with a wide array of scientists hailing from other agencies and universities across North America�have uncovered new species, advanced our knowledge of marine food webs, and helped track the effects of climate change on watersheds and coastal ecosystems.Stunning photography illuminates the institute�s journey of discovery over the past decade. This unforgettable book will inspire you with wonder and awe for the natural world, but be careful�you may learn something along the way.

Author : Peter Zellner
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0847821161

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Pacific Edge by Peter Zellner Pdf

The aim of this text is to show how 33 design studios have created buildings by drawing on the stylistic conflicts and dynamism that reverberate across the Pacific. Each studio is profiled, with texts, photographs, line drawings, sketches and extended captions.

Author : Nick Neely
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781640090132

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Coast Range by Nick Neely Pdf

Coast: the edge of land, or conversely the edge of sea. Range: a measure between limits, or the scope or territory of a thing. Coast Range, the debut collection of essays from writer Nick Neely, meticulously and thoughtfully dwells on these intersections and much more. The book's title refers to the region in which these essays are set: the California and Oregon coastal ranges. In deeply moving prose equal parts exhilarating and pensive, each essay explores an iconic organism (a few geologic), so that, on the whole, the collection becomes a curiosity cabinet that freshly embodies this Pacific Northwest landscape. But the book also employs a playful range of forms. Just as forest gives way to bluff and ocean, here narrative journalism adjoins memoir and lyric essay. These associative, sensuous, and sometimes saturnine pieces are further entwined by the theme of "collecting" itself—beginning with a meditation on the impulse to gather beach agates, a semiprecious stone. Another essay follows the journey of salmon from their "collection" at a hatchery through a casino kitchen to a tribal coming–of–age ceremony; a third is a flitting exploration of hummingbirds.

Author : Paul Bramadat,Patricia O'Connell Killen,Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774867658

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Religion at the Edge by Paul Bramadat,Patricia O'Connell Killen,Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme Pdf

The Cascadia bioregion – British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon – has long been at the forefront of cultural shifts occurring throughout North America, in particular regarding religious institutions, ideas, and practices. Religion at the Edge explores the rise of religious “nones,” the decline of mainstream Christian denominations, spiritual and environmental innovation, increasing religious pluralism, and the growth of smaller, more traditional faith groups. The first research-driven book to address religion, spirituality, and irreligion in the Pacific Northwest, past and present, Religion at the Edge expands our understanding of the nature, scale, and implications of socio-religious changes in North America, and the relevance of regionalism to that discussion.